2 Chronicles 11:9

7 Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

11 He strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
KJV
And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
WEB
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
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and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
DARBY
and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
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and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
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og Adora'im og Lakis og Aseka
OTB
og også Adoraim, Lakisj og Aseka,
B1930
og Adora'im og Lakis og Aseka

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 15:39

    Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:9

    Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:

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  • Joshua 10:5

    So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.

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  • Joshua 10:11

    As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

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  • Joshua 15:35

    Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

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